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Zulu and Hausa


Hausa and Zulu


Countries

Countries
South Africa  
Nigeria  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
South Africa  
Gambia, Nigeria  

Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe  
Nigeria  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Africa  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo  

Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
  • Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
  
  • Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
  • There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.
  

Similar To
Xhosa Language  
Yoruba and Igbo Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Zulu-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Hausa-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
57  
34
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
12  
9

How Many Consonants
50  
35
32  
22

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Sawubona  
sannu  

Thank You
Ngiyabonga  
gode ku  

How Are You?
unjani  
yaya dai  

Good Night
okuhle ebusuku  
mai kyau dare  

Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa  
barka da yamma  

Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama  
barka da rana  

Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni  
mai kyau safe  

Please
Ngiyacela  
Don Allah  

Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa  
yi hakuri  

Bye
bye  
sai anjima  

I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena  
Ina son ku  

Excuse Me
Uxolo  
gafara dai  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Qwabe  
Gaananci  

Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
24
50,000,000.00  
14

Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu  
Kurhwayanci  

Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa  
Niger  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
22
150,000,000.00  
3

Dialect 3
Ndebele  
Daragaram  

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe  
Niger  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
20
50.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
20  
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
30.00 million  
36
50.00 million  
28

Speaking Population
0.16 %  
99+
0.52 %  
30

Native Speakers
12.00 million  
99+
35.00 million  
27

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million  
33
15.00 million  
34

Native Name
isiZulu  
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)  

Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda  
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa  

French Name
zoulou  
haoussa  

German Name
Zulu-Sprache  
Haussa-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[zuːlu]  
[hàʊsà]  

Ethnicity
Zulu people  
Hausa–Fulani people  

History

Origin
19  
14  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
Chadic  

Branch
Beatu  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
urban Zulu  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Deep Zulu  
Hausa  

Language Position
87  
99+
34  
32

Signed Forms
Zulu Sign Language  
Signed Hausa  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
zu  
ha  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
zul  
hau  

ISO 639 2/B
zul  
hau  

ISO 639 3
zul  
hau  

ISO 639 6
zul  
hau  

Glottocode
zulu1248  
haus1257  

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg  
19-HAA-b  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional  

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All Zulu and Hausa Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Zulu and Hausa dialects. Various dialects of Zulu and Hausa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Zulu are spoken in different Zulu Speaking Countries whereas Hausa Dialects are spoken in different Hausa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Zulu vs Hausa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Zulu dialects include: Qwabe, central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Hausa dialects include: Gaananci , Kurhwayanci. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Zulu and Hausa Speaking population

Zulu and Hausa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Hausa languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Hausa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hausa language is 0.52 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Zulu and Hausa on Zulu vs Hausa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Zulu and Hausa Language Codes

Zulu and Hausa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Zulu and Hausa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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